Slasher cylinder



Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,343

E. GLADIN SLASHER CYLINDER Filed April 18. 1922 ATTO/Mfrs retenes ses.. i2, i924.

EUGENE L. GLABIN, or MANCHESTER, GEORGIA. Y

srins'nsn CYLINDER.

Application sied Apr-n is, 1922. serial mi. 554,839.

To ,all whom 'it may concern.' f

Be it known that I, EUGENE L. GLADIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Manchester, in the county of Meriwether and State yofV Georgia, haveV invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slasher Cylinders, of which the following is a specification. n

This kinvention relates in general to Slasher cylinders utilized in textile mills for drying yarn to which a size or finishing has been applied and more particularly the present Yinvention relates Vto an improvement of this character wherein means. is provided for-carrying ofi the water accumulated within the Slasher cylinders by reason of the condensation of the steam contained therein. p y l The Object of the invention is tov provide an improvement of this Vcharacter in which the water of condensation is eiii-V ciently carried 'ofi' while at the same time the operation andvdurability ofthe slasher cylinders are not impaired, the present invention and the Slasher cylinders being so organized and the present invention being so constructed as to strengthen and brace the Slasher cylinders rather than weaken or otherwise impair ythe saine` Y Anotherobject is to provide a device of this Vcharacter wherein the use of solderL or the like is obviated,. the invention being adapted to make use of rivets, bolts, screws, nuts ork other positivefastening means.

: of-this character which is of extremely simple and durable construction, reliable and efficient in operation, andy easy and inexpensive to manufacture andV install.

Other kobjects and advantages ofthe ,in-V

vention residerin certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement Figurel isa view in transverse section,VV

illustrating a, Slasher cylinder embodying the present invention;V Y y Y Y l YFigure 2 isa fragmentary perspective view, illustrating one of the buckets or scoops applied to the slasher eylinderlV Figure 3 is a fragmentaryy perspective view, illustrating the small'end of a bucket orscoop; and A `Figure 4 is `a view, in transverse section,

illustrating the construction of the large rend of a bucket or scoop.

Referring to the drawings wherein for the sake of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designates a Slasher cylinder Vwhich is of conventional construction and as usual comprises a cylinder of relatively thin copper braced and strengthened by means of a plurality, preferably four, annular ribs or bands 1l arranged within the cylinder Vand secured thereto. As is well known the Slasher cylinders are .rotated and the interior thereof is supplied with live steam under pressure. The yarn yafter the sizing or finishing has been applied there-A Vpreferably three, which are designated atv 12.

The buckets 12 are arranged within the cylinder l0 inthe mannershown in Figure struction, a common description will serve for all. Each includes afcombinedhanger and scoop plate 13 having 'integrally formed therewith a trough 14 both the hangercplate and the troughbeingy preferably constructed of a sing-le Vpiece of copper. y.rlhe'vhanger plate and kthe 'trough Vtaper from one endv to the other,4as shown in Eigure 2 and the trough tapers; not only laterally but also vertically that isA it is deeper at one end than at the other so that the water collectedby the bucket will drainjto one end thereofV for Aa-purpose which will be hereinafter more fully described. "Thelargeend v`ofthe bucket is closed by an end v.plate l5 welded., or otherwisesecured to lthe hanger plate kof the trough. This endvplate'however, does not takel vthe strain but. y'serves merely to close the large end iof the trough. The strain imposed upon this end'of-the p y l l l, and as these buckets are of identical 4con- Y Another object is t0 providean, apparatus Y trough is taken by a frame 16 arranged within the bucketand secured by means of screws 17 and rivets 18 to the trough and to the' hanger plate, respectively. The small end of the trough is also closed by an end plate, designated generally at i9, and this end plate is preferably madeup of two sections which are formed integral with the hanger plate and the trough and are designated at 2O and 2i, respectively. These sections are united and extend trom the end and are secured to each other to form an attaching lug 22, the attaching lug being apertured, as shown. An attaching` bar 23 is carried by the end plate l5 and is also apertured, as shown.

Nhen assembled with the cylinder the bucket has its combined scoop and hanger plate 13 disposed flush with the inner wall ot the cylinder and the hanger plate has pressed therein a number of grooves 13 in order to accommodate the ribs or bands l1. Rivets, .screws or similar fastening means, designated at 25, are utilized to secure the hanger plate to the cylinder and preferably these fastening means are also utilized to secure the bands in position, as shown in Figure: 2. The bucket is further secured in position by yi'astenintfr means 27 which coact with the lug 22 and the bar 3, respectively. lt is understood of course that the fastening means 27 not only Vener-.ge the lug 22 and bar 23 but also the re .1- forcing ribs or the heads or ends of the cylinder with which the lugs and bar coact.

The reinforcing ribs are shown for the sake of simplicity in illustration as integral.

with the body of the cylinder but kit is to be understood that they may comprise annular angle irons secured to the body ot' the cylinder.k The heads ot the cylinders are of course `secured to the reinforcing ribs. rlhe deep end ot each trough of each bucket is provided with an outlet nipple 3f) coupled with its trough by a connection El. rlhe outlet nipples 30 oi the various buckets communicate with pipes 82 all of `which lead to the hollow axle 35 of the flasher 'cylinder which extends exteriorly et the cylinder. Each of the pipes 32 is 1formed with a return band adjacent the connection ot' the pipe to the hollow axle so that the pipe delivers its water into the hollow axle on the side thereof opposite to the trough -troni which the pipe leads, thereby preventing back-flow ot water 'from the axle to the troughs. Y

As fast as. the water of condensation accumulates in the slasher cylinder it is taken therefrom by the'improved buckets constitoting the present invention tor as ythe Slasher cylinder rotatesthe combined scoop .and hanger plates 13 of the buckets will pick up the water of condensation and deliver such water to the troughs ot the buckets. The troughs being tapered and deeper at one end than at the other deliver the water ot condensation to the outlet nipples 30 from whence it flows through the pipes 32 into the hollow axle 35 and from the hollow axle the water is carried oli in any approved manner. rhe present invention thus obviates the use of solder which under the action ot live steam will break down and tends to impair the efficiency of the Slasher cylinder. Furtherthan this it strengthens and braces rather than weakens the organization and is of itself ot simple and durable yet reliable construction.

'1. ln combination with a Slasher cylinder having a hollow axle, a plurality ot buckets arranged within the cylinder and each including a combined hanger and scoop plate, and a trough, and means tor conducting the water from said buckets to said hollow axle including a nipple carried by each of the troughs, and pipes between said nipples and the hollowv axle.'

2. A bucket for use with slasher cylinders including a combined hanger and scoop plate and a trough, said hanger and scoop plate being formed of a single piece ot sheet metal and tapered toward one end.

dln a bucket tor use with slasher'cylinders, a combined hanger and scoop plate adapted to be disposed flush against the inner periphery of the Slasher cylinder, rivets tor securing said combined hanger and scoop plate to the Slasher cylinder, a trough integrally formed with the combined hanger and scoop plate, end plates closing the ends of said trough, and attaching means carried by the end plates and cooperable with the slasher cylinder,

4C. ln a bucket for use with slasher cylinders, a combined hanger and scoop plate adapted to be disposed flush against the inner periphery ot the Slasher cylinder, rivet-s for securing said combined hanger and scoop plate to the slasher cylinder, a trough integrally formed with the combined hanger and scoop plate, end plates closing the ends oi' said trough, and attaching means carried by the end plates and cooperable with the Slasher cylinder, said attaching means including a` lug carried by one or" said end plates, and a barcarried by the'other of said end plates.

5. In combination witha slasher cylinder having reinforcing bands in its innerperiphery, the ends being provided with rein'- torcing ribs and hollow axle, a plurality ci buckets arranged within said Slasher cylinder, and each comprising a combined hanger and scoop plate disposed liushV against the inner peripheryY ci the slashery cylinder and having grooves therein accommodating bands of the slasher cylinder, rivets coacting with the hanger plates for securing the buckets in position, a trough integrally formed with each hanger plate, said hanger plate and said trough tapering toward one end and the trough being deeper at the i5 large end7 end plates closing the end of said trough, an apertured lug carried by one of said end plates and coacting with the reinforcing rib at the adjacent end nipple with theV hollow aiXle.

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of the cylinder, a bar carried by the other end plate and coacting with the rib of Vthe adjacent end of the cylinder, an outletV nipple having connection with the large end of the trough, a pipe connecting the outlet t 

